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Oh no! NCAA slaps WSU with four years probation. See Sports page 15 lSngrarp()sG I v ' r , Wednesday, November 27, 1996 Volume 59 Number 37 O o s inside post editorial see page 4 Special Section . see page 7 Say turkey! Help others have better holiday by walking, running By Alisa C. Rasnmssen news eJi!or-.SVi;w.s7 It's Thanksgiving time again,: and the relatives are already beginning to get on everyone's nerves. i ; As you're sitting in the lounge chair, trying to avoidthe incoming bratty cousins who want to play an ongoing game of tag, you think to yourself, "Isn't the turkey done i Students who feel like they want ; ; to run away, or even walk away," from their Thanksgiving relatives : have a way out this year. So put on ; the old running shoes and head out the door. The Newman Center and , the Ogden Regional Medical Cen- ter are co-sponsoring their annual ': two-mile walkfive-mile run. The event begins at 9 a.m., ..Thursday, in the rear parking lotof . Ogden Regional Medical Center. Driver hits student, then By Taylor S. Fielding managing editor-Sgn?osf A female Weber State University student was struck by a vehicle while crossing 41st Street yesterday, and WSU police are looking for anyone who would have information about the vehicle or driver of the vehicle.' The student , was walking in the infamous pedestrian crosswalk near the residence halls, the scene of many close calls when vehicles traveling on 41st Street fail to yield the right of AIDS vigil at By Alisa C. Rasmussen news editor-Sg!70s For the past 16 years, Dec. 1 has been set aside by the United Nations to recognize World AIDS Day, in honor of those who have died from the disease. It is also a memorial for those who continue to live with AIDS. Weber State University will recognize the event by holding a candlelight vigil near the duck pond Dec. 1 at 3:30 p.m. This is the second time WSU has held this type of memorial day, according to Jody Parr, ARO representative for Delta Lambda Sapphos Union and coordinator for the on-campus World AIDS Day. Several orcanizations are getting SportS see page 15 Participants are asked to donate any type of non-perishable foods as ; an "entry fee," according to Father Charles Cummins of the Newman : Center. : "Those who still wish to participate, but don't think they can donate : food can still come," Cummins said. "We just ask for the donations so we can help make the holidays a little brighter for those without." According to Cummins, the canned food will be given to the Ogden Rescue Mission. "Last year, we had about 1 00 : people participate, and several tons of food weredonated," Cummins said. "It's a great event that we hold each . year that gives the people who participate and the people who receive a ; good feeling.": ; i Cummins said the event will be held "rain, snow or shine." , Two special Thanksgiving mass sessions will be held. The Newman way to pedestrians. This time, unfortunately, a vehicle didn't stop for the pedestrian. The driver of the car didn't stop once he had hit the pedestrian, either. The vehicle is described as a red 1990s Toyota pickup truck. The vehicle should have a dent in the middle of the hood where the student hit, according to Wynn Wright, a WSU police officer. . The student who was hit described the driver as an oriental male in his 20s, Wright said. WSU to focus on victims together, as well as various church groups from the local area to help put on the event, including theco-sponsors of the event. The American Red Cross of Northern Utah and WSU's Delta Lambda Sapphos Union. "We plan to have all types of people represented," Parr said. "We've got several speakers, and we plan to have a student from Ben Lomond high school playing a bagpipe."The theme, according to Pair, is "One World, One Cure," a national theme for the event. Because the event is open to all students, faculty and members of the community. Parr anticipates a large turnout of both students and community residents, but he said it all de the Other Side see page 20 Center will hold its service at 7 p.m., Wednesday. Ogden Regional Medical Center's mass service will be held at 8 a.m., Thursday, right before the walkrun begins.: Interested students are all invited, Cummins said. "The more the merrier.. .for everyone," he said. Cummins said the; event has been a success the past several years, and he expects the event : will continue annually because it brings good feelings to all who participate. :: ; :. "It's really a good way to start off the Thanksgiving spirit, and it helps hold over the good feelings throughout the holiday season," Cummins said. "And besides, it's early enough in the day that you. can go out, walk or run a little and be on your way to grandmother's house in the sleigh." flees scene Wright believes the driver of the vehicle was also a student, since the pedestrian noted a W parking sticker hanging from the rear-view mirror of the vehicle. The student was taken to a local hospital with injuries, Wright said. However, the extent of her injuries was not available when The Signpost went to press. Anyone with information regard ing the vehicle or the driver should call WSU Police Corporal Dane LeBlanc at 626-6460. pends on the weather. "We want people to know that AIDS isn't a convenient disease," Parr said.. "Just because the weather is bad doesn't make it go away. But I' m sure we'll get strong support from the gay and lesbian community, no matter the weather." The group will participate in the candlelight portion of the event beginning at sundown. "At dusk, we will float candles on the duck pond, in memory of those loved ones we've lost." Parr said. He added that participants of the event are encouraged to bring their own tea candles, if possible, but that lni':tl .rhi irrhp will he nrnvwlino :is " " i cr See Vigil page 2 Classifieds .... see page 19

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Oh no! NCAA slaps WSU with four years probation. See Sports page 15 lSngrarp()sG I v ' r , Wednesday, November 27, 1996 Volume 59 Number 37 O o s inside post editorial see page 4 Special Section . see page 7 Say turkey! Help others have better holiday by walking, running By Alisa C. Rasnmssen news eJi!or-.SVi;w.s7 It's Thanksgiving time again,: and the relatives are already beginning to get on everyone's nerves. i ; As you're sitting in the lounge chair, trying to avoidthe incoming bratty cousins who want to play an ongoing game of tag, you think to yourself, "Isn't the turkey done i Students who feel like they want ; ; to run away, or even walk away," from their Thanksgiving relatives : have a way out this year. So put on ; the old running shoes and head out the door. The Newman Center and , the Ogden Regional Medical Cen- ter are co-sponsoring their annual ': two-mile walkfive-mile run. The event begins at 9 a.m., ..Thursday, in the rear parking lotof . Ogden Regional Medical Center. Driver hits student, then By Taylor S. Fielding managing editor-Sgn?osf A female Weber State University student was struck by a vehicle while crossing 41st Street yesterday, and WSU police are looking for anyone who would have information about the vehicle or driver of the vehicle.' The student , was walking in the infamous pedestrian crosswalk near the residence halls, the scene of many close calls when vehicles traveling on 41st Street fail to yield the right of AIDS vigil at By Alisa C. Rasmussen news editor-Sg!70s For the past 16 years, Dec. 1 has been set aside by the United Nations to recognize World AIDS Day, in honor of those who have died from the disease. It is also a memorial for those who continue to live with AIDS. Weber State University will recognize the event by holding a candlelight vigil near the duck pond Dec. 1 at 3:30 p.m. This is the second time WSU has held this type of memorial day, according to Jody Parr, ARO representative for Delta Lambda Sapphos Union and coordinator for the on-campus World AIDS Day. Several orcanizations are getting SportS see page 15 Participants are asked to donate any type of non-perishable foods as ; an "entry fee," according to Father Charles Cummins of the Newman : Center. : "Those who still wish to participate, but don't think they can donate : food can still come," Cummins said. "We just ask for the donations so we can help make the holidays a little brighter for those without." According to Cummins, the canned food will be given to the Ogden Rescue Mission. "Last year, we had about 1 00 : people participate, and several tons of food weredonated," Cummins said. "It's a great event that we hold each . year that gives the people who participate and the people who receive a ; good feeling.": ; i Cummins said the event will be held "rain, snow or shine." , Two special Thanksgiving mass sessions will be held. The Newman way to pedestrians. This time, unfortunately, a vehicle didn't stop for the pedestrian. The driver of the car didn't stop once he had hit the pedestrian, either. The vehicle is described as a red 1990s Toyota pickup truck. The vehicle should have a dent in the middle of the hood where the student hit, according to Wynn Wright, a WSU police officer. . The student who was hit described the driver as an oriental male in his 20s, Wright said. WSU to focus on victims together, as well as various church groups from the local area to help put on the event, including theco-sponsors of the event. The American Red Cross of Northern Utah and WSU's Delta Lambda Sapphos Union. "We plan to have all types of people represented," Parr said. "We've got several speakers, and we plan to have a student from Ben Lomond high school playing a bagpipe."The theme, according to Pair, is "One World, One Cure," a national theme for the event. Because the event is open to all students, faculty and members of the community. Parr anticipates a large turnout of both students and community residents, but he said it all de the Other Side see page 20 Center will hold its service at 7 p.m., Wednesday. Ogden Regional Medical Center's mass service will be held at 8 a.m., Thursday, right before the walkrun begins.: Interested students are all invited, Cummins said. "The more the merrier.. .for everyone," he said. Cummins said the; event has been a success the past several years, and he expects the event : will continue annually because it brings good feelings to all who participate. :: ; :. "It's really a good way to start off the Thanksgiving spirit, and it helps hold over the good feelings throughout the holiday season," Cummins said. "And besides, it's early enough in the day that you. can go out, walk or run a little and be on your way to grandmother's house in the sleigh." flees scene Wright believes the driver of the vehicle was also a student, since the pedestrian noted a W parking sticker hanging from the rear-view mirror of the vehicle. The student was taken to a local hospital with injuries, Wright said. However, the extent of her injuries was not available when The Signpost went to press. Anyone with information regard ing the vehicle or the driver should call WSU Police Corporal Dane LeBlanc at 626-6460. pends on the weather. "We want people to know that AIDS isn't a convenient disease," Parr said.. "Just because the weather is bad doesn't make it go away. But I' m sure we'll get strong support from the gay and lesbian community, no matter the weather." The group will participate in the candlelight portion of the event beginning at sundown. "At dusk, we will float candles on the duck pond, in memory of those loved ones we've lost." Parr said. He added that participants of the event are encouraged to bring their own tea candles, if possible, but that lni':tl .rhi irrhp will he nrnvwlino :is " " i cr See Vigil page 2 Classifieds .... see page 19